Woman who killed neighbour’s cat in microwave is jailed for six months

Mother of three Gina Robins, who killed a friendâs kitten in a microwave, has been jailed for six months.

Gina Robins who has been sentenced to six months in prison for putting a neighbour’s kitten in a microwave (Picture: SWNS)

Robins was told the offence was so serious that only a custodial sentence was appropriate.

The 31-year-old, who has no previous convictions, was also banned from keeping animals for ten years.

âWe have seen little remorse for the death of the kitten or the trauma caused to your former friend,â she was told by bench chairman Liz Clyne at Torquay magistratesâ court.

The revenge attack happened at the home of cat-owner Sarah Knutton, who had reported Robinsâs abusive partner to police, a trial heard last month.

Robins put the ten-week-old pet in the microwave after using it to warm food for her 18-month-old son, Oliver. Miss Knutton then said she heard a noise âlike a crisp packet being poppedâ followed by a loud âscreechingâ.

Robins, of Torquay, Devon, later sent a text message ending their friendship and claiming the killing last February was âkarmaâ.

She denied animal cruelty and claimed the microwave was accidentally turned on by another cat after the kitten got inside. But magistrates found her evidence âfar-fetchedâ and âinconsistentâ.